Splatoon 3 - Guides

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Third-Person Shooter
Systems
Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 93%
Released
September 9, 2022
ESRB
E10+ for Everyone 10+: Cartoon Violence
Developer(s)
Nintendo
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Engine
phive
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Franchise
Splatoon

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Enter 4-on-4* ink-slinging battles in this colorful action shooter packed with style and attitude. As a squid-like Inkling, quickly cover your surroundings (and opponents) in ink with wild weaponry and swim through your own color to sneak and splat. Dive into the fresh fun with family and friends and make waves as a team. Get splatted by an opponent? No sweat! The goal in Turf War is to cover the most ground, so respawn and jump back into the inky action.

Keep it current with rotating items, seasonal catalogs, and special events: Variety is the spice of an Inkling’s life, so check out shops daily for a changing array of gear that is as fashionable as it is functional. Timed events like Splatfests bring different types of chaotic competition and content updates add even more weapons and stages. Earn points to get in-game items from season-specific catalogs to dress up your own personal locker and show your style.

Use inky new abilities and weapons to compete, cooperate, or clear up the mystery of the Fuzzy Ooze: Dynamic new moves like the Squid Surge and Squid Roll will help you and your fellow Inklings cover more ground and avoid enemy ink. Take aim with the bow-like Stringer and get slash happy with sword-like Splatanas—these new weapon types join an arsenal of fresh special weapons and sub weapons, too. Work together to collect Golden Eggs and fend off brand-new swarms of invading Salmonids in the co-op Salmon Run mode. Tackle a solo adventure alongside a Smallfry companion to solve the mystery of the Fuzzy Ooze in the offline story mode.

Genre(s)
Third-Person Shooter
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Splatoon 3: Blasters Build Guide

Blast your way to victory with these best builds with the Blaster.

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Splatoon 3: Season 2 Start Date

Splatoon 3's second season will add a new catalog, new weapons, new stages, and more to the game, and this guide details when it will begin.

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Splatoon 3: All Splatfest Titles

Winning battles and racking up EXP in Splatoon 3 awards players exclusive Splatfest Titles - but what exactly do players need to earn each one?

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Splatoon 3: Sub Power Up Effects Explained

Sub Power Up effects come in a large variety in Splatoon 3. Here's what they all do.

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Splatoon 3: Splatfest Game Modes Explained (Open vs. Pro)

Which mode should you pick when playing online in Splatfest?

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Splatoon 3: How to Make a Witch Outfit

Splatoon 3 players may feel tempted to dress up for the October season, and the witch outfit is the perfect choice but requires an amiibo to obtain.

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Splatoon 3: Pokemon Splatfest Start and End Time

Nintendo has unveiled the next Splatoon 3 Splatfest, and it's all about Pokemon starter types.

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Splatoon 3: How to Get a Bigger Locker and Change Locker Color

Splatoon 3 players will start off with a regular-sized locker, but there's a way to get a bigger one that can fit more items.

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Splatoon 3: How to Skip News Intro

Looking to skip the news and get right into the Splatoon 3 action? This guide tells players how.

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Splatoon 3: Tableturf Battle Rewards And Ranks

Splatoon 3's tableturf battles are single player content that can get players various rewards as they rank up all the way to level 50.

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Splatoon 3: How to Get the 'Dab' Emote

Splatoon 3 has a number of emote rewards, and the most desired of them is what fans are calling the "dab" emote, which is the most difficult to get.

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Splatoon 3: How To Defeat The King Salmonid

Splatoon 3's Salmon Run content has a new boss, a King Salmonid called Cohozuna that takes a lot of strategy to beat in the window of 100 seconds.

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Splatoon 3: 'Switching Things Up' Level Guide

Switching Things Up is one of the trickier levels of Splatoon 3's story mode, but this guide will help players out.

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Splatoon 3: Dualies Build Guide

There are five different types of Dualies in Splatoon 3, and here are the best builds for each.

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Splatoon 3: How To Defeat Every Boss And Event In Salmon Run

Splatoon 3's Salmon Run content has many bosses that each require a different strategy to defeat, and even more strategy to survive their attacks.

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Splatoon 3: Deserted Island Splatfest Results

The Splatfest results are in for the first official post-launch event in Splatoon 3 --here's who the winning team is.

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Splatoon 3 Splatfest: How to Join a Tricolor Battle

Tricolor Turf War is a special game mode that is available during Splatfests in Splatoon 3, and this guide explains how to engage with it.

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Splatoon 3 Splatfest: What Does Clout Do

Splatoon 3 introduces a new limited time resource called Clout, so here is how to get it, what it is used for, and how to earn a lot of it.

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Splatoon 3: How to Make the Best Tableturf Deck

Splatoon 3's single-player tableturf battles have a decent amount of rewards, so having a strong deck to play against the NPCs is important.

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Splatoon 3: How To Get School Uniform

Splatoon 3 has a lot of outfits to buy and order, but there are some that are only obtainable through certain Amiibos, such as the school uniform.